Marquardt has 35 years of experience in leadership and honed his skills in planning and operations, training, transportation, and project management.

Marquardt is a retired United States Army officer with assignments throughout the United States, Germany, South Korea and Iraq. Following his military service, Marquardt worked as a consultant and program manager and is a certified project management professional.

Marquardt is a San Antonio native and earned bachelor’s degrees in business management and business analysis from Texas A&M and a master’s degree in strategic planning from the School of Advanced Military Studies at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.